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Soul R&B singles on the B label...


The Soul Years - 1960-2001
Below is a list of Soul R&B songs released on the B record label. Click on "B" in the label column on the right below to display the records in order of popularity with the best-selling songs first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click on song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available) and to add to playlist. Click on to play song. . Click on year to list all songs from that year.

More Soul R&B Songs From B . . .

The following songs were released in B but never made it into the Top 100 Chart.
Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts
of B or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Songs are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)
# Artist   (click for discography and biography of artist) Title    (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.) Year Label
601 recordlabel: Buddah 451(UK)
chartposition: UK #34
writtenby: Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
album: Pipe Dreams
Gladys Knight & the Pips Nobody but You 1977 Buddah (UK)
602 recordlabel: Tommy Boy 993
chartposition: RandB #13, US #40
writtenby: Shock G, R. Brooks, George Clinton and Philippé Wynne
album: Sons of the P
Digital Underground Kiss You Back 1991 Tommy Boy
603 recordlabel: Buddah 460(UK)
chartposition: UK #35
writtenby: Van McCoy and Joe Cobb
album: Still Together
Gladys Knight & the Pips Home Is Where the Heart Is 1977 Buddah (UK)
604 recordlabel: Buddah 584
chartposition: RandB #24
writtenby: Michael Masser and Pam Sawyer
Gladys Knight & the Pips Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right 1978 Buddah
605 recordlabel: Big Life 3
chartposition: RandB #28
writtenby: Eddie Humphrey and Shock G
album: Sons of the P
comments: [hip hop]
Digital Underground No Nose Job 1992 Big Life
606 recordlabel: Buddah 407
chartposition: RandB #40, UK #32
writtenby: Patrick Williams, Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
album: The One and Only
Gladys Knight & the Pips The One and Only 1978 Buddah
607 recordlabel: Tommy Boy 587
chartposition: RandB #77
writtenby: Bernie Worrel, William Collins, Eddie Humphrey, George Clinton, Shock G., and Jerereme Jackson
album: The Body Hat Syndrome
Digital Underground The Return of the Crazy One 1993 Tommy Boy
608 recordlabel: Buddah 473(UK)
chartposition: UK #15
writtenby: Van McCoy and Joe Cobb
album: The One and Only
Gladys Knight & the Pips Come Back and Finish What You Started 1978 Buddah (UK)
609 recordlabel: Tommy Boy 612
chartposition: RandB #99
writtenby: Clee Askew, Shock G, Michael Hampton, Ronald Brooks and 2Pac
Digital Underground Wussup Wit the Luv 1994 Tommy Boy
610 recordlabel: Buddah 478
chartposition: RandB #16, UK #59
writtenby: Tony Macaulay
Gladys Knight & the Pips It's Better Than Good Time 1978 Buddah
611 recordlabel: Columbia 11330
chartposition: RandB #38, UK #35, US Dance #37
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: About Love
comments: charted as A Taste of Bitter Love / Bourgie', Bourgie' in US dance charts
Gladys Knight & the Pips A Taste of Bitter Love 1980 Columbia
612 recordlabel: CBS 9081
chartposition: RandB #45, UK #32, US Dance #37
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: About Love
comments: charted as A Taste of Bitter Love / Bourgie', Bourgie' in US dance charts
Gladys Knight & the Pips Bourgie', Bourgie' 1980 CBS
613 recordlabel: Columbia 02113
chartposition: RandB #52
writtenby: G. Smith
comments: [ballad]
Gladys Knight & the Pips Forever Yesterday (For the Children) 1981 Columbia
614 recordlabel: Columbia 02549
chartposition: RandB #21, US Dance #35
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: Touch
comments: [disco dance]
Gladys Knight & the Pips I Will Fight 1981 Columbia
615 recordlabel: Columbia 02413
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: Touch
comments: [ballad]
Gladys Knight & the Pips If That'll Make You Happy 1981 Columbia
616 recordlabel: Columbia 02706
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson and Jo Armstead
album: Touch
Gladys Knight & the Pips A Friend of Mine 1982 Columbia
617 recordlabel: Columbia 04219
chartposition: RandB #64
writtenby: Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley
album: Visions
comments: [ballad]
Gladys Knight & the Pips Hero (The Wind Beneath My Wings) 1983 Columbia
618 recordlabel: Columbia 38 04033
chartposition: RandB #5
writtenby: Dana Meyers, Leon Sylvers III, William Zimmerman and Wilmer Raglin
album: Visions
comments: [beat ballad]
Gladys Knight & the Pips You're Number One (In My Book) 1983 Columbia
619 recordlabel: Columbia 04369
chartposition: RandB #42, US Dance #73
writtenby: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
album: Visions
Gladys Knight & the Pips When You're Far Away 1984 Columbia
620 recordlabel: Columbia 04873
chartposition: RandB #31
writtenby: Kevin Walker, Pamela Phillips Oland and Wilmer Raglin
album: Life
comments: [ballad]
Gladys Knight & the Pips Keep Givin' Me Love 1985 Columbia
621 recordlabel: Columbia 05679
chartposition: RandB #85
writtenby: Bunny Sigler and Marvin Morrow
album: Life
comments: [ballad]
Gladys Knight & the Pips Till I See You Again 1985 Columbia
622 recordlabel: CBS 6104
chartposition: RandB #16, US #102
writtenby: Knight, Dees, Knight
album: Life
Gladys Knight & the Pips My Time 1985 CBS
623 recordlabel: Scotti Brothers 650062
chartposition: US AC #16
writtenby: Edward Hamilton and Brian Short
album: Cobra: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
comments: [ballad]
Gladys Knight & Bill Medley Loving on Borrowed Time 1986 Scotti Brothers
624 recordlabel: Buddah 601
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: Bruce Roberts and Carole Bayer Sager
Gladys Knight I'm Coming Home Again 1978 Buddah
625 recordlabel: Columbia 310922
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: James Hurt and Larry Keith
Gladys Knight Am I Too Late 1979 Columbia
626 recordlabel: Westbound 148
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Billy Nelson, Eddie Hazel and George Clinton
Funkadelic Music for My Mother 1969 Westbound
627 recordlabel: Westbound 150
chartposition: RandB #22, US #63
writtenby: George Clinton, Patrick Lindsey and Sidney Barnes
album: Funkadelic
Funkadelic I'll Bet You 1969 Westbound
628 recordlabel: Westbound 158
chartposition: RandB #30, US #80
writtenby: Fuzzy Haskins (as Clarence Haskins)
album: Funkadelic
Funkadelic I Got a Thing, You Got a Thing 1970 Westbound
629 recordlabel: Westbound 167
chartposition: RandB #27, US #81
writtenby: Billy Nelson, Eddie Hazel, Fuzzy Haskins and George Clinton
album: Free Your Mind...And Your Ass Will Follow
comments: [rock funk]
Funkadelic I Wanna Know if it's Good to You 1970 Westbound
630 recordlabel: Westbound 175
chartposition: RandB #42, US #91
writtenby: George Clinton, Judie Jones and Bernie Worrell
album: Maggot Brain
Funkadelic You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks 1971 Westbound
631 recordlabel: Westbound 185
chartposition: RandB #44, US #93
writtenby: George Clinton and Ernie Harris
album: Maggot Brain
Funkadelic Can You Get to That 1971 Westbound
632 recordlabel: Westbound 205
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: George Clinton and Bernie Worrell
album: America Eats Its Young
Funkadelic A Joyful Process 1972 Westbound
633 recordlabel: Westbound 205
chartposition: RandB #49, US #118
writtenby: George Clinton and Harold Beane
Funkadelic Loose Booty 1973 Westbound
634 recordlabel: Westbound 218
chartposition: US #102
writtenby: George Clinton and Bernie Worrell
album: Cosmic Slop
Funkadelic Cosmic Slop 1973 Westbound
635 recordlabel: Westbound 224
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: George Clinton and Eddie Hazel
album: Standing on the Verge of Getting It On
Funkadelic Standing on the Verge of Getting It On 1974 Westbound
636 recordlabel: Casablanca 811
chartposition: RandB #77
writtenby: George Clinton and Deron Taylor
comments: re release
Parliament Testify 1974 Casablanca
637 recordlabel: Casablanca 505
chartposition: RandB #10, US #63
writtenby: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Fuzzy Haskins and Bernie Worrell
album: Up for the Down Stroke
Parliament Up for the Down Stroke 1974 Casablanca
638 recordlabel: Casablanca 843
chartposition: RandB #64
writtenby: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins (as William Collins) and Bernie Worrell
Parliament Ride On 1975 Casablanca
639 recordlabel: Casablanca 831
chartposition: RandB #24, US #94
writtenby: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins and Bernie Worrell
album: Chocolate City
Parliament Chocolate City 1975 Casablanca
640 recordlabel: Westbound 5014
chartposition: US #99
writtenby: George Clinton and Grace Cook
album: Let's Take It to the Stage
Funkadelic Better by the Pound 1975 Westbound
641 recordlabel: Westbound 5026
chartposition: RandB #89
writtenby: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins (as William Collins) and Garry Shider
album: Let's Take It to the Stage
Funkadelic Let's Take It to the Stage 1976 Westbound
642 recordlabel: Casablanca 852
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins (as William Collins) and Bernie Worrell (as Bernard Worrell)
album: Mothership Connection
Parliament P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) 1976 Casablanca
643 recordlabel: Casablanca 7022
chartposition: RandB #26
writtenby: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins and Bernie Worrell
album: Mothership Connection
Parliament Star Child (Mothership Connection) 1976 Casablanca
644 recordlabel: Westbound 5029
chartposition: RandB #30, US #102
writtenby: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins (as William Collins) and Bernie Worrell (as Bernard Worrell)
album: Tales of Kidd Funkadelic
Funkadelic Undisco Kidd 1976 Westbound
645 recordlabel: Casablanca 871
chartposition: RandB #22
writtenby: George Clinton, Gary Shider and Bernie Worrell
album: The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
Parliament Do That Stuff 1977 Casablanca
646 recordlabel: Casablanca 892
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: George Clinton, Bernie Worrell and Leon Ware
album: P. Funk Earth Tour
Parliament Fantasy Is Reality 1977 Casablanca
647 recordlabel: Casablanca 875
chartposition: RandB #43, US #102
writtenby: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins and Bernie Worrell
album: The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
Parliament Dr. Funkenstein 1977 Casablanca
648 recordlabel: Casablanca 900
chartposition: RandB #14, US #102
writtenby: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins and Garry Shider
album: Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome
Parliament Bop Gun (Endangered Species) 1977 Casablanca
649 recordlabel: Casablanca 921
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: George Clinton and Bootsy Collins
album: Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome
Parliament Funkentelechy 1978 Casablanca
650 recordlabel: Casablanca 2222
chartposition: RandB #39
writtenby: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins and Garry Shider
album: Gloryhallastoopid
Parliament Party People 1979 Casablanca
651 recordlabel: Casablanca 976
chartposition: RandB #63
writtenby: George Clinton and Bootsy Collins
Parliament Rumpofsteelskin 1979 Casablanca
652 recordlabel: Casablanca 950
chartposition: RandB #1, US #89
writtenby: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins (as William Collins) and Bernie Worrell (as Bernard Worrell)
album: Motor Booty Affair
Parliament Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop) 1979 Casablanca
653 recordlabel: Casablanca 2317
chartposition: RandB #7
writtenby: Ronald Dunbar (as Ron Dunbar), Donnie Sterling and George Clinton
album: Trombipulation
Parliament Agony of DeFeet 1980 Casablanca
654 recordlabel: Casablanca 2250
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Donnie Sterling, Ronald Dunbar and George Clinton
album: Gloryhallastoopid
comments: [instrumental]
Parliament The Big Bang Theory 1980 Casablanca
655 recordlabel: Casablanca 2235
chartposition: RandB #8, US Dance #69
writtenby: Bootsy Collins (as William Collins), George Clinton and J.S. Theracon
album: Gloryhallastoopid
Parliament Theme from The Black Hole 1980 Casablanca
656 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 846 339
chartposition: RandB #91
writtenby: Bootsy Collins, Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell and Joel Johnson
album: Jungle Bass
comments: [funk]
Bootsy Collins Jungle Bass 1990 th and Bway
657 recordlabel: Casablanca 919
chartposition: RandB #66
writtenby: George Clinton, Ron Ford and Bernie Worrell
album: Pleasure Principle
Parlet Pleasure Principle 1978 Casablanca
658 recordlabel: Casablanca 975
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: Donnie Sterling and Ronald Dunbar (as Ron Dunbar)
album: Invasion of the Booty Snatchers
Parlet Ridin' High 1979 Casablanca
659 recordlabel: Casablanca 2293
chartposition: RandB #73
writtenby: Ronald Dunbar (as Ron Dunbar) and Tyrone Lampkin
album: Play Me or Trade Me
Parlet Help from My Friends 1980 Casablanca
660 recordlabel: Casablanca 2260
chartposition: RandB #67
writtenby: George Clinton, Jimmie Ali and Robert
album: Play Me or Trade Me
Parlet featuring Jeanette Washington Wolf Tickets 1980 Casablanca
661 recordlabel: Columbia 68143
chartposition: RandB #70, US #112, UK #111
album: Year of the Dog...Again
DMX Lord Give Me a Sign 2006 Columbia
662 recordlabel: Outburst/Def Jam 577794
chartposition: RandB #46, US #87
writtenby: Domino
album: Physical Funk
Domino Physical Funk 1996 Outburst/Def Jam
663 recordlabel: Outburst 314 576
chartposition: RandB #64, US #112
album: Physical Funk
Domino So Fly 1996 Outburst
664 recordlabel: OBR 73173
chartposition: RandB #15
writtenby: Danny Webster, Mark Adams, Raye Turner, Steve Washington and Steve Arringto
album: The Black Flames
comments: [new jack swing]
The Black Flames Watching You 1990 OBR
665 recordlabel: OBR 73434
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Donald Richardson, Jam Master Jay (as Jason Mizell), John Sykes, Nate Burgess and Stanley Brown
album: The Black Flames
The Black Flames Dance with Me 1990 OBR
666 recordlabel: Columbia 44830
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Newkirk (as Don Newkirk) and Mark Davis
album: The Black Flames
The Black Flames Let Me Show You 1991 Columbia
667 recordlabel: Casablanca 872
chartposition: RandB #24, US #58
writtenby: Pete Bellotte, Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer
album: Four Seasons of Love
Donna Summer Spring Affair 1976 Casablanca
668 recordlabel: Casablanca 884
chartposition: RandB #20
album: I Remember Yesterday
Donna Summer Can't We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over) 1977 Casablanca
669 recordlabel: Bust It 15822
chartposition: RandB #28
album: Doin' What I Gotta Do
comments: [hip hop]
Doug E. Fresh Bustin' Out (On Funk) 1992 Bust It
670 recordlabel: Bust It 79361
chartposition: RandB #79
album: Doin' What I Gotta Do
comments: [hip hop]
Doug E. Fresh If I Was Your Man 1992 Bust It
671 recordlabel: Bad Boy 9354
chartposition: US #39, RandB #80
writtenby: David Frank, Steve Kipner and Pam Sheyne
album: It Was All a Dream
Dream This Is Me 2001 Bad Boy
672 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 5
chartposition: RandB #80
writtenby: Robert Reed, Tony Fisher and James Avery
album: Good To Go Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
comments: [hip hop, funk]
Trouble Funk Still Smokin' 1985 th and Bway
673 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 70
chartposition: UK #65
writtenby: James Avery
album: Trouble Over Here Trouble Over There
comments: [funk]
Trouble Funk Woman of Principle 1987 th and Bway
674 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 5 (UK)
chartposition: UK #90
writtenby: R. Reed, T. Fisher
Trouble Funk Still Smokin' (Hug-A-But) 1987 th and Bway(UK)
675 recordlabel: Club 11 (UK)
chartposition: UK #13
writtenby: Isaac Hayes
album: Eddy and the Soul Band
Eddy & the Soul Band Theme from Shaft 1985 Club(UK)
676 recordlabel: Club 60
chartposition: RandB #1
writtenby: Angela Winbush
album: Sharp
Angela Winbush Angel 1987 Club
677 recordlabel: Casablanca 2270
chartposition: RandB #38, US Dance #90
writtenby: René Moore and Angela Winbush
Edmund Sylvers That Burning Love 1980 Casablanca
-- recordlabel: Debut 502
album: You
comments: [slow jam]
Keni Stevens Hurt This Way 1988 Debut
1 recordlabel: CBS 1 (UK)
chartposition: RandB #56, UK #52
writtenby: Junior (as Junior Giscombe) and Robin Smith
album: Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson When Love Comes Calling 1987 CBS(UK)
2 recordlabel: CBS 2 (UK)
chartposition: UK #79
writtenby: Alan Roy Scott, Harold Payne
album: Paul Johnson
comments: [ballad]
Paul Johnson Half A World Away 1987 CBS(UK)
-- recordlabel: CBS 450640 (UK)
album: Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson Fear Of Falling 1987 CBS(UK)
-- recordlabel: CBS 3 (UK)
writtenby: Johnson, Powell, Giscombe
album: Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson Are We Strong Enough 1987 CBS(UK)
1 recordlabel: CBS 5204
chartposition: US #93
writtenby: Bill Soden
Pacific Gas & Electric Father Come On Home 1970 CBS
2 recordlabel: Columbia 45519
chartposition: RandB #50, US #97
writtenby: J. Hill and C. Allen
album: PGandE
Pacific Gas & Electric Thank God for You Baby 1972 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Island Black Music 80072
chartposition: RandB #27, US #84
writtenby: Andrews and Cousin
album: Enter the Dru
comments: [slow jam]
Dru Hill You Are Everything 1999 Island Black Music
-- recordlabel: Buddah 431
writtenby: Mizell, Evans
Margie Evans Waterfalls 1974 Buddah
-- recordlabel: Ichiban 92 251
writtenby: Barbara Moore
album: Caught In A Crossfire
comments: [blues soul]
Vernon Garrett Caught In A Crossfire 1992 Ichiban
1 recordlabel: Columbia 445747
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #39, US #104
writtenby: Maurice White and Verdine White
album: Last Days and Time
Earth, Wind & Fire Mom 1973 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 45888
chartposition: RandB #25, US #50, US dance #19
writtenby: Philip Bailey and Maurice White
album: Head to the Sky
Earth, Wind & Fire Evil 1973 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 45953
chartposition: RandB #23, US #52
writtenby: Maurice White
album: Head to the Sky
Earth, Wind & Fire Keep Your Head to the Sky 1973 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Columbia 46070
chartposition: RandB #6, US #55
writtenby: Maurice White and Verdine White
album: Open Our Eyes
Earth, Wind & Fire Kalimba Story 1974 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Columbia 10026
chartposition: RandB #23, US #33
writtenby: Philip Bailey and Maurice White
album: Open Our Eyes
Earth, Wind & Fire Devotion 1974 Columbia
6 recordlabel: Columbia 310492
chartposition: RandB #26
writtenby: Charles Stepney, Maurice White and Philip Bailey
album: Spirit
Earth, Wind & Fire On Your Face 1976 Columbia
7 recordlabel: Columbia 10309
chartposition: RandB #11, US #39
writtenby: Skip Scarborough
album: Gratitude
Earth, Wind & Fire Can't Hide Love 1976 Columbia
8 recordlabel: CBS 6490(UK)
chartposition: UK #54
writtenby: Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Al McKay, Freddie White, Maurice White and Verdine White
album: All 'N All
Earth, Wind & Fire Magic Mind 1978 CBS (UK)
9 recordlabel: Columbia 11093
chartposition: RandB #23, US #58, UK #53
writtenby: Maurice White, Allee Willis and David Foster
album: I Am...
Earth, Wind & Fire In the Stone 1979 Columbia
10 recordlabel: CBS 9377
chartposition: UK #63
writtenby: Al McKay and Maurice White
album: Faces
Earth, Wind & Fire Back on the Road 1980 CBS
11 recordlabel: Columbia 02688
chartposition: RandB #15, US #51
writtenby: Wayne Vaughn and Maurice White
album: Raise!
Earth, Wind & Fire Wanna Be with You 1982 Columbia
12 recordlabel: CBS 1959 (UK)
chartposition: UK #29, US dance #3
writtenby: Philip Bailey, Greg Phillinganes and Brenda Russell
album: Raise!
comments: [disco funk]
Earth, Wind & Fire I've Had Enough 1982 CBS(UK)
13 recordlabel: Columbia 04002
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Azar Lawrence, Beloyd Taylor and Maurice White
album: Powerlight
comments: [disco funk]
Earth, Wind & Fire Spread Your Love 1983 Columbia

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